Disgraced Hollywood shaper Harvey Weinstein has bony marrow cancer, according to a study successful the US.
Sky News' US spouse web NBC News says 2 sources person told it Weinstein, 72, is undergoing attraction successful situation astatine Rikers Island successful New York for chronic myeloid leukaemia, a uncommon benignant of crab which affects achromatic humor cells.
In a connection to NBC News, Weinstein's typical Craig Rothfeld said they volition springiness "no further comment" retired of "respect for Mr Weinstein's privacy".
Weinstein's representatives person antecedently said helium suffers from diabetes, precocious humor pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid successful his bosom and lungs.
Last month, he had exigency surgery to region fluid astir his bosom and lungs and successful July helium was successful infirmary aft investigating affirmative for COVID-19 and contracting treble pneumonia.
His wellness issues travel arsenic Weinstein awaits a retrial implicit his 2020 rape and intersexual battle conviction, which was overturned by New York's highest tribunal successful April.
The Court of Appeals ruled helium did not get a just proceedings arsenic the justice who presided implicit the proceeding unfairly allowed grounds against him based connected allegations that were not portion of the case.
Despite that condemnation being overturned, helium has remained successful situation owed to different condemnation past year, for the rape of an histrion successful Los Angeles successful 2013.
He is appealing against that conviction.
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Weinstein inactive faces 2 different transgression counts, to which helium besides pleaded not guilty, including different transgression intersexual enactment complaint and a rape charge.
He pleaded not blameworthy to an further complaint of intersexual battle past month.
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Once 1 of the astir almighty radical successful Hollywood, Weinstein co-founded the movie and tv accumulation companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company.
He produced films specified arsenic the Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction, and The Crying Game.